Really Alex? "Those bloody Maori's" is what most pakeha are probably thinking now after all this fiasco and especially after Harawera's comments. They only signed with the ETS so they can get their seabed and foreshore repealed. Just proves that Maori will stoop to any level to get what they want. Another fine example of MMP not working.
Good work Phil, Your highlighting the areas of politics that smack of buy-off by the National and Maori, Nothing to do with real things just imaginary Global Warming, Token flag waving but all to do with real Greed!. As an Ex National voter I supported the foreshore and seabed legislation, because it stopped the Greedy Lawyers taking the country for a ride at our expense.
Phil Goff is expressing the unease of many New Zealanders (Maori and Pakeha, and I'm sure other nationalities) with what is unfolding with our current Government. I certainly don't see this as scraping the barrel, as suggested by the TV3 reporter on the 6pm news in what I thought was a very poor assessment of Goff's speech. This is fundamentally not an issue of race. It is do with extremely cynical, short-termism politics from John Key and co. John Key may think he has wonderful vision, as I'm sure the captain of the Titanic did as well ... and many NZers are naively, and greedily, going for the ride.